Last fall, before Thanksgiving, I was making my way in my car out of the shopping center parking lot. I was bored in the car. I 1a woman heavily loaded with 2 and her two boys, one carrying a pumpkin and the other another bag.

    They were headed, I 3, to the bus stop across the major road. 4it was too far to walk with all those 5 to any of the nearby bus stops, on a random impulse（冲动），I rolled down my window and asked if they were indeed headed to the 6. “Yes,” the mother 7. I asked, “Would you like a 8? “Oh, yes!” was their 9 reaction.

    I was also delighted，and，after driving out of the way of other 10, I stopped and the boys piled into the back seat . The mother started to push 11 beside them. I 12 her by saying, “Oh, you come on up here 13 me. I'm not a taxi driver!” So off we went.

    Right away, I decided to take them a mile and a half to their home, since I had 14 and they had bags. All the way, I had just a fine time listening and talking with all of them. It felt so good to be able to do this little 15 and showed that with such a small 16I could make a big difference to a tired mother. I'm not sure 17 got the most out of it.

    18, this was special for me 19, as a disabled person, I often receive help and now I know how especially good it feels to be 20.

    Last year I went to America and stayed there with an American family for two months.

    As is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I 1 pride and pleasure to 2 “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in a 3 way: changing the dishes color, the meat's type or the soup's style. Thus, my American friends could discover the 4 of eating Chinese food. Because of my “5” job, I was often rewarded by their 6 of thanks such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.

    7 something funny happened yesterday when I cooked Sichuan style fish for dinner. I was 8 with my work.

    When the whole family sat round the table, they first looked 9 at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their 10？” they asked，“It's terrible!”

    11 or terrible？I can't understand. But I do know that fish heads are delicious. The head is the 12 part of fish; in 13 only the important guest can have the 14 of enjoying it.

    Another 15 thing is: the American friends often said to me“16 ”as they 17 home fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 18 actually helping myself to any of the food. 19, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me! No matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they 20 hesitated (犹豫)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.

      On a hot summer day in America, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He dived into the cool water, Not 1that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a crocodile (鳄鱼) was swimming toward him.

      His mother 2was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great 3 , she ran toward the water, 4 to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became5 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. 6   , it was too late. Just as he reached her, the  7  reached him. From the shore, the mother  8 her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河) between the 9  The crocodile was much 10  than the mother, but the mother wouldn't  11   . A farmer 12 to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and  13  the crocodile.

    14 , after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His 15 were extremely scarred(留下疤痕) by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

       The newspaper reporter, who  16  the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious  17 , he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them 18 my Mom wouldn't let go.”

Never judge another person's 19 , because you don't know 20they were made.

    It was Sunday and I was returning from my sister's place. I left1thinking that I might get a seat in the metro (地铁) and it would be a rather easy2. But since my bad luck was3me everywhere, I couldn't get a seat. I4and made my way straight to the end of the compartment. I5there leaning on the side rails. I was feeling very6about myself.

    After few7I got a seat. Just then, entered a8lady supported by the metro staff and she sat next to me. I helped her out of the wheelchair and made her sit. I9my MP4 player and pushed the earpieces just to keep all the10thoughts from my head. Just then I heard the lady calling me. She introduced herself to me and asked about me. I11my best possible smile and answered that much only and pushed 12my earpieces.

    She went on13and I had to take out my earpieces and keep them back in my bag. She told me she was a student at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram and goes there14. It gives her peace and strength. The strength to keep going15her to enjoy the human life as much as possible. She then gave me one of Swami's16and also recited some of verses. She kept on talking for the most of the time and I was very17listening to her.

    We were so busy in talking that we didn't even18our names and I didn't notice it until we came to our train station and we went our ways.19she left, I opened the booklet she gave and read inspirational20. There and then, I understood that whatever may come, it should not hamper our hopes and our expectations.

    Mike Jacobs broke up with a girlfriend 30 years ago. He wrote a song to describe his1 at the end of the relationship. I focus on the memories to make me 2 the day. But I don't want your sympathy, I just want you back with me to3. He kept the words of the song he called Stay close to his heart, but never had the4to sing them out loud, let alone turn them into a potential5single.

    But after being diagnosed(诊断) with lung cancer and given just nine months to live, Mike, 6by his family, recorded the song. And it could now become a(n) 7 No.1 so that the public took interest in Mike and the story of how Stay came to be recorded has 8.

    Just 16 days after Mike's death at the age of 61, his 9 wish to have a chart-topping hit is on course to 10 On Monday night a dip (剪辑) was played on the BBC's The One Show to a studio11.

    Mike's son Josh,37, was the 12force behind the production of the single. "The idea of getting him to make a(n) 13came from me. I wanted the last few months of his life to be the14 they could be.''

As the song now15on the Internet, there has been enthusiastic 16 all over. One post on social media17: 44 We have downloaded Stay. That's because it would18the best award for Mike Jacobs and all the19 from the single will go to the charity. As Josh says: "I got married last October so my dad could be there. That was impressive but this is even20".

    Today I went on an outing with my best friend. However, I1her in a very large mall for some four hours. I went2searching all over from one end to the other. Finally, I had to3to my pride and ask for help. I spoke with the kindest4! He promised me that everything would be5, and walked with me one more time all around the mall but6again. I thought it was so strange and wondered how a(n)7woman could lose her best friend in the mall.

    I drove home in8and thought of what a great trouble I had made. Nobody around could9me for such a mistake. I thought about how special my best friend is to me and those who know her.

    When I arrived home, I was10to find my best friend was just there: my Mother! My mother was fine. She11said, "I looked all over for you and for an hour of12, without any luck. Therefore, I13to take the bus home myself, I did not have my cell phone. Why are you crying? " Needless to say, I was so overjoyed to see my mother was in one14.

    Nothing in this world happens without a(n)15. What happened that day lets me realize how much my mother16to me. At the same time, the 17of the security guard, a complete stranger, also18me deeply. This19is a great reminder for me to show kindness to people I see daily. Never20the presence and friendship of them for granted, Value what we have today.